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Featuring guests Randal Alan Venson and Kyle Lee
Randall Alan Venson’s experiences in diverse occupations and professions inspired his philosophy of “Triangles of Life” while achieving a B.S. Degree from Tennessee State University.
Venson was employed with the Tennessee Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer, worked with the Department of Child Services as a Dorm Room Supervisor at the Tennessee Preparatory School, and later worked with Metro Schools as an In-School Suspension Teacher.
He spent 20 years as a social worker for Neighborhood Health. In this position, he and his colleagues extended their work from 2 Metro schools to 8 Metro schools, Woodland Hills, Department of Children’s Services, The Juvenile Justice Center, and many Community Organizations.
Venson also worked for 8.5 years with homeless services including working with individuals with mental illness and addiction.
He is the author of the book “Triangles of Life.”
Mr. Venson formed the Venson Institute for Knowledge based on his soon to be released book “5 Steps on the Road to Emancipation featuring Triangles of Life” based on his teaching philosophies developed over 14 years of case management and social services.
Mr. Venson has a diversity of additional interest and talents including as a boxing coach and as a playwright with several plays he has written including “Black Man Rising to the Occasion,” "The Resurrection of Jimi Hendrix,” and the provocative production “The People vs the C.I.A.” which drew rave reviews.
Lastly, Mr. Venson is an actor who recently starred in a video for Rascal Flatts, and worked with Big Kenny, and Big & Rich.
Kyle Lee was born in Madison, TN and raised in the middle Tennessee area. Growing up, Kyle always loved sports and wanted to be like Bruce Lee at age 4. He started martial arts at the age of 6 at Moss Tae Kwon Do in Goodlettsville.
Kyle went on to play football in Portland, TN but eventually gave it up to focus on baseball. “I had gotten away from martial arts at the age of 10 when we moved. At the age of 24, I went back to Moss to start Kwon Do and gave up smoking cigarettes after 10+ years of smoking, three months into training.”
A few years later, Kyle started kickboxing fights. After going 3-2 in kickboxing he started doing MMA where he was known as Krazy Kyle. His stepdad talked him into doing a marathon and then an ultra marathon.
Kyle became the last black belt at Moss Tae Kwon Do where he taught fitness kickboxing classes as well.
He later joined Legion Jiu Jitsu teaching technique kickboxing classes. He currently teaches Jiu Jitsu at Legion and has a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu.
Kyle’s other passion is to spread the Gospel and set the captives free! To give hope to the broken; to share the message that Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life! To share how He transformed his life!
Kyle uses karate as a platform/teaching in motivational speaking for all different kinds of settings: youth, jails, churches, camps, etc. “Motivational speaking comes and goes but speaking God’s purpose over someone’s life will last forever. I am not the same person I was when I was fighting, but I am thankful for being able to fight in MMA and it has given me a platform to tell people about what God has done in my life.”
Kyle is also a Christian Global Outreach Minister and recently opened his own Fitness Kickboxing/Boxing gym in Hendersonville, TN called Rounds Of Glory.
He has a beautiful wife Ashley Christine Lee and 6 amazing kids, a Bernice Mountain dog named Apollo after Apollo Creed, and two cats!!!
Grab a chair and pull up to our table and expect the unexpected. We are going to say all of the things and ask all of the questions here on Get it Together Y’all! Be yourself...only better!
The views and opinions expressed by our guests in this podcast are their own and may not reflect the views and opinions of the podcast hosts, Cindy Larson and April Potter.
Sep 18 202451 mins